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Valve's handheld gaming PC running SteamOS, built for playing Steam's library (via Proton) on the go with console-like sleep/resume support.
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Leaked AMD drivers and shipping records show a semi-custom 'Gainsborough' chip on TSMC N3P, with test hardware already shipped for validation. Its tie to a Steam Deck 2 rests mostly on a Final Fantasy codename, so buyers deciding whether to wait for Valve have little more than a name and a shipping record.
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Valve opened Steam Frame reservations at $1,059, and its engineers say standalone play runs the same SteamOS as the Deck on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with Proton and PC streaming absorbing the compatibility work.
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Road to VR's buyer guide for Valve's first standalone headset prices the 256GB model at $1,059 and explains why the bundled Wi-Fi 6E adapter sidesteps the home router that makes PC streaming to a Quest inconsistent.
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TechCrunch's reviewer found the roughly $300 glasses do nothing but mirror the host screen, which makes them easy to justify in a plane seat and hard to justify at a desk that already has a monitor on it.
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Eight videos briefly posted to the ARM Steam client confirm a battery in the headstrap, a manual IPD wheel and a swappable light blocker. Valve still has not said what any of it costs.
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An Epic developer told a Discord AMA the native Linux launcher lands after the store overhaul preview. A separate security engineering role aimed at Linux anti-cheat is the harder signal.
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The Verge calls it the most important handheld since Steam Deck and still says do not buy: $1,800, limited supply, and Intel drivers that hang some games.
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